Word List 6

Question 1

Odious

Answer 1

Distasteful

My mom’s basement paint colour was odious

Question 2

Austerity

Answer 2

Sternness

Question 3

Perfunctory

Answer 3

Superficial

He dropped a perfunctory kiss on her cheek and left.

Question 4

Encomium

Answer 4

Public praise

AKA: panegyric

Question 5

Perspicacity

Answer 5

Insight

Someone’s body language provides perspicacity into whether or not they have a crush on you

Question 6

Obloquy

Answer 6

Blame and disgrace

Question 7

Boorish

Answer 7

Lacking manners

Question 8

Stolid

Answer 8

Not showing emotion

Question 9

Malign

Answer 9

Cruel

Question 10

Expatiate

Answer 10

Speak or write at length

AKA: Prolix

Question 11

Abase

Answer 11

To put down or demean

Question 12

Nonpareil

Answer 12

Unrivaled

Question 13

Compunction

Answer 13

A feeling of uneasiness about doing something wrong

Question 14

Profligate

Answer 14

Excessive

Question 15

Repudiate

Answer 15

Reject

Question 16

Burgeoning

Answer 16

Rapidly expanding/growing

Question 17

Plenary

Answer 17

Complete

I wish I had a plenary understanding of all GRE words

Question 18

Adroit

Answer 18

Skillful

A druid is adroit in their spell casting

Question 19

Contravene

Answer 19

To oppose

Question 20

Doctored

Answer 20

Altered deceptively

Question 21

Soruscated

Answer 21

Sparkled

Question 22

Canonize

Answer 22

To treat as sacred

The Egyptians canonized cats